Brick fireplace TV mounting Austin homeowners ask about is one of the most common jobs we do, and it is also one of the ones that needs the most care. Brick is hard, uneven, and unforgiving, and the TV usually ends up above a fireplace opening, which adds questions about height, viewing angle, and where the cables can go. This 65-inch TV install on a brick fireplace in the Allandale area of Austin came with a soundbar, a flush mount, and external cord concealment.

Allandale is a central-north Austin neighborhood of mid-century homes, many of them with brick fireplaces as the focal point of the main living room. The older the home, the more likely the wall and the fireplace surround are one of a kind, which is why we treat each fireplace as its own job. Owners there often update the room by hanging the TV over the fireplace instead of putting it in a corner. The brick makes that harder than it looks, because the mount has to be fastened into masonry and the cords have to go somewhere other than straight through the wall. We have worked in the area before, including this 75-inch Samsung Frame TV with a Sonos Arc Ultra in Allandale. So when an Allandale homeowner reached out about putting a 65-inch TV and a soundbar over a brick fireplace, we knew what the job would take.

The customer supplied the TV, and our crew handled the installation. We installed the 65-inch TV on a medium flush mount, which keeps the screen close to the brick instead of pushing it out into the room. Because the wall is brick, this job took extra care, skill, and the right tools, and we do not rush that part. We also installed a soundbar directly below the TV, on the brick above the fireplace opening. For the cords, the customer chose Cord concealment option #2, external cord concealment, which routes the cables in a clean cover on the surface instead of through the wall. Finished install: a 65-inch TV on a medium flush mount over a brick fireplace, with a soundbar underneath and the cords concealed externally.

Cord concealment is one of the choices customers weigh most on a fireplace job, so here is how the options compare. External concealment keeps the cables in a slim cover on the wall surface. It is a good fit when the wall behind the TV is brick or another surface that is difficult to open up, because there is nothing to cut into the masonry. In-wall concealment runs the cables inside the wall, which is the cleanest look, but it depends on what is behind the surface and where the outlet is. A power relocation kit moves the outlet so the power cord can be hidden too. External concealment is a paid option on the quote, and which one is right depends on the wall, the mantel, and how much of the cabling you want to hide. Over a fireplace, we also look at the mount depth and the heat the fireplace gives off before we pick a spot, which is why we ask for photos of the wall and fireplace before we quote a fireplace job. Height matters as well. A TV hung high over a mantel or fireplace opening can strain your neck on a long movie, so we talk through where the center of the screen should land for the way you sit.

Bat City TV mounts TVs on brick, stone, tile, stucco, and drywall, and we install soundbars, rear speakers, and Sonos systems as part of the same visit. We are an authorized Samsung, LG, Sony, and Sonos dealer, so if you want a new TV along with the installation, or a soundbar to go with the TV you already own, we can sell it and install it in one appointment. We work across Allandale, Northwest Hills, Rosedale, Brentwood, Crestview, and all of Central Austin. We take same-day requests. We post them to our technicians and confirm once one is accepted.

Bat City TV has been in business for 9 years, since 2017, and our owner has 15 years in the AV industry. We have 440+ five-star Google reviews and a 4.9-star rating. If you have a brick fireplace and want the TV above it, call us at 512-865-6185, visit batcitytv.com, or request a free quote at batcitytv.com/quote.